Wulik River
Wulik River is located in Alaska
Wulik River
Location of the mouth of the Wulik River in Alaska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughNorth Slope, Northwest Arctic
Physical characteristics
SourceDe Long Mountains
 • location5 miles (8 km) north of Sheep Mountain, North Slope
 • coordinates68°22′43″N 162°51′45″W / 68.37861°N 162.86250°W / 68.37861; -162.86250[1]
 • elevation2,563 ft (781 m)[2]
MouthKivalina Lagoon, Chukchi Sea
 • location
East of Kivalina, Northwest Arctic
 • coordinates
67°43′54″N 164°31′01″W / 67.73167°N 164.51694°W / 67.73167; -164.51694[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length80 mi (130 km)[1]

The Wulik River (Iñupiaq: Ualliik kuuŋak) is a stream, about 80 miles (130 km) long, in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] Originating in the De Long Mountains in the North Slope Borough, it flows southwest to Kivalina Lagoon in the Chukchi Sea, east of Kivalina.[1] It heads in the De Long Mountains, which is 5 miles (8 km) north of Sheep Mountain, and it is 42 miles (67 km) northwest of Noatak.[3]

Umiak Bend, along the river and 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Kivalina, was named after an Inuit skin boat (umiak) was destroyed there by rough water.[4]

In 1886, a United States Navy lieutenant reported the Inuit name of this river as "Woleek."[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Wulik River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 31, 1981. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
  2. ↑ Derived by entering source coordinates in Google Earth.
  3. ↑ "Wulik River – streams". Alaska Handbook. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  4. ↑ Orth, Donald J.; United States Geological Survey (1971) [1967]. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (PDF). University of Alaska Fairbanks. United States Government Printing Office. p. 1007. Retrieved September 12, 2013.



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